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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 11, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Westbrook bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#ES#
Hoover bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Westbrook moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Westbrook looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoover is fending him off so far but Westbrook persists. Nope, Hoover circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoover feinted with a counter takedown.
Vernon Westbrook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Westbrook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hoover changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Westbrook fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Westbrook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Hoover moves into the clinch.
Hoover prevents the takedown attempt.
Westbrook lands a knee to the head.
#ROC2#
Hoover is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Eugenio Hoover has been cut.#TD2#
Westbrook drags the fight down to the ground.
Oh Hoover is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB2#
Westbrook is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hoover defends well.
Hoover stopping the sweep attempt from Westbrook.
Hoover seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoover throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoover could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T1#
Westbrook wants to improve his position but instead Hoover has moved into half guard.
Westbrook blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoover.
Westbrook is trying to maintain the position but Hoover is very close to passing his half guard.
Westbrook keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Westbrook keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Westbrook tries to roll over but Hoover keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Westbrook looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Westbrook is staying active underneath Hoover, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Westbrook trying to control here.
Hoover trying to control from Westbrook's half guard. Westbrook has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hoover showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hoover distracts Westbrook with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hoover has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3#
Westbrook is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Westbrook looking for subs off his back but Hoover has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Hoover decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Westbrook tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hoover defends well and Westbrook ends up having to push Hoover into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoover misses the target.
Eugenio Hoover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Westbrook.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoover slips a jab from Westbrook.
Westbrook with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hoover counters with a nice uppercut.
Westbrook looks winded!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hoover. #TD2#
Westbrook feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Hoover working for a triangle but Westbrook defends it easily.
Hoover wants to stand and escape but Westbrook is having none of it.
Hoover keeping moving, preventing Westbrook from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vernon Westbrook will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eugenio Hoover's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Westbrook gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Hoover moves into the clinch.
Hoover gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Westbrook.
Westbrook is looking to take this one to the mat.
Eugenio Hoover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Westbrook.
Westbrook tries a knee to the head but Hoover blocks it.
#BC2#
Westbrook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoover moves forwards but Westbrook connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Hoover clinches up with Westbrook and pushes him back against the cage.
Hoover prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hoover is stalling here.
#T1#
Hoover stalling the fight.
Westbrook tries to land a knee to the head but Hoover blocks with his arms.
Westbrook effectively controlling the action here.
Hoover is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Westbrook pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hoover has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Westbrook avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Westbrook fails to pull guard.
A short body shot lands from Westbrook as the two fighters clinch.
Westbrook is trying to break the clinch but Hoover has him pressed against the cage. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hoover is trying to pull guard but Westbrook turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Westbrook is struggling to control the position.
Westbrook fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD2#
Westbrook lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Westbrook is breathing heavily.
Hoover wants to control but Westbrook is keeping busy.
Hoover desperately trying to maintain half guard. #SU2#
Westbrook stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hoover dives in for a single leg takedown but Westbrook sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Westbrook shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoover sprawls well. Hoover wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Westbrook gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoover was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Hoover goes for a double leg but Westbrook avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Westbrook continues to drive forward.
Hoover stuffs the takedown attempt from Westbrook. Westbrook gets slowly back to his feet.
Westbrook keeps the fight on the outside.
Westbrook tries to clinch up
and Hoover makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Westbrook tries to clinch
and Hoover counters with a right hand to the body. #TD2#
Westbrook closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hoover did well to prevent Westbrook getting side control.
Hoover holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hoover tries to kick Westbrook off but Westbrook keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Westbrook is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hoover is trying to stand.
Westbrook trying to control the action but Hoover is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoover trying to control but Westbrook postures up.
Westbrook prevents Hoover from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vernon Westbrook will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eugenio Hoover's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Westbrook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Westbrook is looking to clinch.
Hoover is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Hoover as Westbrook shoots in.
Hoover tries to close the distance and clinch but Westbrook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Westbrook enables Hoover to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Westbrook manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Westbrook is trying to control the position but Hoover postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westbrook wants to sweep but no luck.
Westbrook is pulling down on Hoover's head. It's preventing any offense from Hoover, at least for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Westbrook can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB2#
Westbrook throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hoover escapes and throws Westbrook's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Westbrook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Hoover working the ground and pound.
Hoover throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Westbrook is looking for a sweep.
Westbrook trying to control but Hoover flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hoover lands shots from the back.
Hoover is trying to stick to Westbrook's back but Westbrook is turning into Hoover. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hoover's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Westbrook.
Westbrook trying to control but Hoover is working from the bottom.
Hoover is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
Hoover looking for subs off his back but Westbrook has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hoover is trying to stand back up but Westbrook is controlling him
Westbrook wants to stand but Hoover has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hoover is trying to stand back up but Westbrook is controlling him
#T3#
Hoover is refusing to be controlled, as Westbrook sits in half guard.
Hoover wants to control but Westbrook is keeping busy.
Hoover is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Westbrook takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Westbrook is continuing to stall.
Hoover wants to get back to full guard.
Hoover trying to control but Westbrook postures up.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Westbrook moves into range and clinches up with Hoover.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hoover gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Westbrook.
Hoover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Westbrook avoids it.
Hoover looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Westbrook breaks the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Westbrook has closed the distance and engaged Hoover in a clinch.
#TD2#
Westbrook has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hoover clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eugenio Hoover.
I think Westbrook has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Finch Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Finch Jr throws a hook but Hendrix blocks it.#CL2#
Finch Jr clinches up with Hendrix and pushes him back against the cage.
Finch Jr jumps guard but Hendrix stands there with Finch Jr around his waist. Finch Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hendrix is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#BC2#
Finch Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Finch Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Finch Jr lands with a light punch inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Jasper Hendrix has been cut.
Hendrix landing knees to the body.
Finch Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but Hendrix shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T1##TD#
Hendrix drags the fight down to the ground.
Hendrix keeping moving, preventing Finch Jr from controlling successfully.
Hendrix wants to stand and escape but Finch Jr is having none of it.
Hendrix trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hendrix has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hendrix wants to get back to his feet but Finch Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SU2#
Finch Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Finch Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hendrix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jasper Hendrix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Finch Jr.#T2##CL2#
Finch Jr forces Hendrix back against the cage and clinches.
Hendrix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hendrix letting Finch Jr take a breather here.#TD2#
Finch Jr pulls guard successfully.
Finch Jr working a defensive guard here.
Finch Jr is pulling down on Hendrix's head to control his posture.
Finch Jr wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Finch Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES2#
Finch Jr has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hendrix is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#TD2#
Finch Jr manages to pull guard.
Hendrix won't allow Finch Jr to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Finch Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hendrix gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #ES2#
Finch Jr has his feet on Hendrix's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tyson Finch Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Finch Jr has closed the distance and engaged Hendrix in a clinch.
#T4#
Hendrix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Finch Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Finch Jr closes the distance and pushes Hendrix back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch Jr tries to pull guard but Hendrix forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hendrix is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Finch Jr to keep the fight standing.
Hendrix gets underhooks to prevent Finch Jr's takedown attempt.
#TD2#
Finch Jr has picked Hendrix up - he's going for a ride! Finch Jr dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#ES#
Hendrix manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Finch Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Hendrix counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Hendrix. No joy for Finch Jr on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Finch Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jasper Hendrix's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Finch Jr tries for a takedown but Hendrix circles away easily#CL#
and Hendrix counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hendrix. #BC2#
Finch Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finch Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Finch Jr with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Hendrix was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jasper Hendrix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Finch Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch Jr fails with the takedown.#CL#
Hendrix closes the distance and clinches.#T1#
Hendrix swings wildly with an uppercut but Finch Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Hendrix manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Finch Jr is defended easily by Hendrix.
Finch Jr shoots in but Hendrix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jasper Hendrix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Finch Jr rushes Hendrix and presses him up against the cage.#T2##TD2#
Finch Jr gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hendrix is looking to stand back up but Finch Jr counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hendrix. #ES#
Hendrix makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Finch Jr tries for a takedown but Hendrix circles away easily
and Hendrix counters with a two punch combo.
Finch Jr is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown attempt by Finch Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Hendrix, which made it look bad.
Hendrix is looking for a counter combo.
Hendrix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finch Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3##CL2#
Finch Jr has managed to clinch.
Finch Jr jumps guard but Hendrix turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Finch Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finch Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hendrix counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Hendrix drives through and clinches with Finch Jr against the cage.
Hendrix is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Finch Jr is defending well.
Finch Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hendrix up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T4#
Hendrix misses with the head strike.
Hendrix lands a hook that snaps the head of Finch Jr backwards.
Hendrix misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD#
Hendrix ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hendrix no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hendrix trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Finch Jr wants to control from the top but Hendrix keeps moving.
Finch Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tyson Finch Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hendrix is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasper Hendrix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jasper Hendrix's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Finch Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Finch Jr moves into the clinch.
Finch Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
#TD2#
Finch Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hendrix postures up.
Hendrix will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch Jr is looking to sweep but instead, Hendrix has passed into half guard.
Finch Jr trying to control but Hendrix postures up.
#T1#
Nice strikes from Hendrix there.
Finch Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hendrix's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hendrix's back!
Hendrix tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Finch Jr lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finch Jr unloading with bombs!#SUB2#
Finch Jr swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hendrix is now in Finch Jr's guard. A big mistake from Finch Jr there, giving up the dominant position!
Hendrix cracks Finch Jr with a solid left hand.#T2#
Finch Jr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hendrix has passed into side control.
Finch Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finch Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finch Jr keeps trying to improve his position.
Finch Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hendrix. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hendrix lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Hendrix gets to mount! Finch Jr was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. #T3#
Finch Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Hendrix connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Finch Jr tries to hold on but Hendrix postures up.
Hendrix landing strikes, looking to finish!
Finch Jr tries to hold on but Hendrix postures up.
Finch Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T4#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Finch Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hendrix lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hendrix is landing with some decent strikes but Finch Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Finch Jr wants to hold on but Hendrix pushes him away.
Finch Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hendrix looking to finish Finch Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Finch Jr!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jasper Hendrix showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hendrix has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jasper Hendrix!
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